38 super fun events for Atlanta families in April
Through 4/3 The Lizard & El Sol Where: Alliance Theatre When: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Cost: $10 for adults; $5 for kids ages 6 to 17; free for kids 5 and under What: Kids can help find the sun in...
View ArticleHow to make the H&F cheeseburger at home
No Atlanta burger packs as much star power as the one Linton Hopkins debuted at Holeman and Finch Public House in 2008. Local and national publications fell over each other praising this double-stack,...
View ArticleWinning gold and chauffeuring Ali: Memories of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
Performers form the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium, now Turner Field.Photograph by David Taylor/Getty Images Opening ceremony “I performed with the ASO chorus. First we...
View Article4 quirky Atlanta races to run this summer
Photograph courtesy of Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race National Beer Mile July 23 Shotgun your way through this Turner Field race, in which participants down a cold one every quarter-mile. Open-bar bash to...
View Article14 spots to see fireworks in Atlanta this July 4th
Photograph courtesy of Georgia Aquarium Fantastic Fourth Celebration 7/1–4 Stone Mountain’s combo of lasers, 100-foot tall flames, and fireworks draws a crowd from all over metro Atlanta and Georgia....
View ArticleHoleman & Finch once again limiting its burger to 24 per night
About three months ago, Gunshow’s Spencer Gomez took over as chef de cuisine at Holeman & Finch Public House. Almost immediately, he began creating new menu items like shrimp toast with Creole...
View ArticleMeet RitaWorld, the lagoon-and-skyscraper vision for Turner Field that could...
Rendering courtesy of RitaWorld Pearl Kingdom When developers submitted their plans in late 2015 to redevelop Turner Field and the adjacent wasteland of parking lots, one name befuddled observers of...
View ArticleFoo Fighters will play the first concert at Georgia State Stadium
Dave Grohl performs with the Foo Fighters earlier this yearPhotograph by Ian Gavan/Getty Images While fans in Tennessee and Kentucky were disappointed when the Foo Fighters had to unexpectedly postpone...
View ArticleWatch a game at Atlanta’s new (and improved) sports stadiums
A new professional soccer team that went to the playoffs in its inaugural year and shattered attendance records, two new stadiums, and a pro football team that was one win away from being crowned with...
View ArticleFlashback: The implosion of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta has no qualms with tearing down historic buildings, and it has a knack for destroying stadiums. Roughly one week after imploding the Omni to make way for Philips Arena, demolition crews laced...
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